Mitosis
Cells produced by mitosis are genetically ____________ to the parent cell.
Identical
Cells produced by meiosis function as ____________ in sexual reproduction.
gametes
Mass of rapidly dividing cells
tumor
How many pairs of chromosomes are in a diploid human cell?
23
The first diploid cell produced when sperm and egg fuse
Mitosis can serve as a form of ___________ reproduction for single celled organisms.
asexual
Meiosis reduces the chromosome number from ________ (2N) to _____________(N)
diplod; haploid
Checkpoint genes that detect and repair DNA damage and inhibit cell division.
Tumor suppressor genes
Pairs of chromosomes that contain the same genes but not necessarily the same alleles.
Homologous chromosomes
Procedure used to create a clone using a body cell and an enucleated egg.
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer or SCNT
True or false: Mitosis is used for growth, wound healing, and production of gametes.
False
During prophase I, homologous chromosomes pair to form
tetrads
Genes that stimulate the cell to divide under normal conditions
proto-oncogenes
How many tetrads are visible during Prophase I in a cell with a diploid number of 20?
10
The process by which sperm and egg fuse
fertilization
A cell with 18 chromosomes undergoes mitosis. How many chromosomes will be in each daughter cell?
18
Meiosis is an important process for generating genetic ______________ in offspring of sexual reproduction.
variation or diversity
Mutated genes that abnormally direct cells to divide
oncogenes
A laboratory produced image of a person's chromosomes that can be used to diagnose abnormalities.
karyotype
kinetochore
List the parts of interphase in order.
G1,S, G2
For each germ cell that starts the process, oogenesis produces ___ egg cell and spermatogenesis produces ___ sperm cells.
1; 4
Process by which cancer cells break off the main tumor and spread through the body
metastisis
Disorder caused by the chromosome composistion XXY.
Klinefelter's syndrome
Induced pluripotent stem cell (IPS)